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[Preprint] Meta-analysis of risk of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia following ChAdOx1-S recombinant vaccine – Overall risk is 1 in 139,000; for age 65 and over, about 1 in 1,000,000; for age under 55, between 1 in 20,000 to 60,000.

12 May, 2021 | 08:45h | UTC

Meta-Analysis of Risk of Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Following ChAdOx1-S Recombinant Vaccine – medRxiv

 

COVID-19 oxygen needs in low- and middle-income countries have tripled in just three months – where are solutions?

12 May, 2021 | 08:43h | UTC

COVID-19 Oxygen Needs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Have Tripled in Just Three Months – Where are Solutions? – Health Policy Watch

 

RCT: An internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program followed by in-person CBT if necessary is noninferior to in-person CBT for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms in children and adolescents.

12 May, 2021 | 08:39h | UTC

Effect of an Internet-Delivered Stepped-Care Program vs In-Person Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Symptoms in Children and Adolescents: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Digital Interventions for Adults With Symptoms of Depression and Children and Adolescents With Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

News release: Online CBT effective against OCD symptoms in the young – Karolinska Institutet

 

Ten simple steps to improve ventilation in healthcare facilities

11 May, 2021 | 09:27h | UTC

Ten simple steps to improve ventilation in healthcare facilities – Essential Critical Care

 

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Just 2% of SARS-CoV-2−positive individuals carry 90% of the virus circulating in communities

11 May, 2021 | 09:31h | UTC

Just 2% of SARS-CoV-2−positive individuals carry 90% of the virus circulating in communities – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

 

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A global database of COVID-19 vaccinations

11 May, 2021 | 09:28h | UTC

A global database of COVID-19 vaccinations – Nature Human Behaviour

See website: Statistics and Research: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations – Our World in Data

 

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Researchers tie severe immunosuppression to chronic COVID-19 and virus variants

11 May, 2021 | 09:21h | UTC

Researchers Tie Severe Immunosuppression to Chronic COVID-19 and Virus Variants – JAMA

 

The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world

11 May, 2021 | 09:19h | UTC

The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature

 

A ‘more rapidly spreading virus’ (B.1.617 variant) is fueling India’s mega COVID-19 surge, WHO chief scientist says

11 May, 2021 | 09:16h | UTC

A ‘more rapidly spreading virus’ is fueling India’s mega COVID-19 surge, WHO chief scientist says – Insider

See also: WHO Upgrades Virus Mutation Driving India’s COVID Surge To ‘Variant of Concern’ – Global Cases Start To ‘Plateau’ – Health Policy Watch AND Why India needs oxygen more urgently than vaccines – Vox AND WHO names B1617 fourth COVID-19 variant of concern – CIDRAP

 

Analysis: Covid-19: How will a waiver on vaccine patents affect global supply?

11 May, 2021 | 09:17h | UTC

Covid-19: How will a waiver on vaccine patents affect global supply? – The BMJ

Related: In shock move, US backs waiving patents on COVID vaccines. “The development from the Biden administration draws cheers from public health researchers and ire from drugmakers.”

Related Podcast: Coronapod: Waiving vaccine patents and coronavirus genome data disputes – Nature

 

Mucormycosis: The ‘black fungus’ maiming Covid patients in India

11 May, 2021 | 09:14h | UTC

Mucormycosis: The ‘black fungus’ maiming Covid patients in India – BBC

See also: Potentially fatal ‘black fungus’ infections on the rise in India’s COVID-19 patients – LiveScience AND A potentially fatal fungal infection is cropping up among India’s Covid patients. – The New York Times AND WHO says virus strain in India a ‘variant of concern’ as Europe eases curbs – MedicalXpress

 

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Population-based cohort study: Youngest children in class are more likely to be diagnosed with a learning disability

11 May, 2021 | 09:08h | UTC

Relative age and specific learning disorder diagnoses: A Finnish population‐based cohort study – JCCP Advances

Commentary: Youngest children in class are more likely to be diagnosed with a learning disability – University of Turku

 

Practice Guideline: Prevention and management of allergic reactions to food in child care centers and schools

11 May, 2021 | 09:06h | UTC

Prevention and management of allergic reactions to food in child care centers and schools: Practice guideline – Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

 

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RCT: A web-based educational intervention can reduce the need for upper endoscopy (39% intervention vs. 82% control group) in patients with uninvestigated dyspepsia

11 May, 2021 | 09:02h | UTC

Web-Based Educational Intervention for Patients With Uninvestigated Dyspepsia Referred for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Endoscopy: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

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New WHO Online Course: Initial approach to the acutely ill patient with COVID-19.

10 May, 2021 | 01:21h | UTC

Clinical management of patients with COVID-19: Initial approach to the acutely ill patient – World Health Organization

 

Smartphone science: apps test and track infectious diseases

11 May, 2021 | 08:58h | UTC

Smartphone science: apps test and track infectious diseases – Nature

 

WHO Infographic | How to care COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms at home: information for health care workers.

10 May, 2021 | 01:17h | UTC

COVID-19 home care bundle for health care workers – World Health Organization

 

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WHO lists Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim recommendations.

10 May, 2021 | 01:19h | UTC

WHO lists additional COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations – World Health Organization

Commentaries: WHO approves Sinopharm vaccine in potential boost to COVAX pipeline – Reuters AND WHO panel OKs emergency use of China’s Sinopharm vaccine – Associated Press AND WHO lists Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use – CIDRAP

 

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Covid-19: Most people admitted to hospital after vaccination were infected before immunity could develop, research shows.

10 May, 2021 | 01:14h | UTC

Covid-19: Most people admitted to hospital after vaccination were infected before immunity could develop, research shows – The BMJ

 

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Opinion | Aerosol generating procedures: are they of relevance for transmission of SARS-CoV-2?

10 May, 2021 | 01:16h | UTC

Aerosol generating procedures: are they of relevance for transmission of SARS-CoV-2? – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

 

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https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1390550428098699265

 

CDC website now emphasizes coronavirus spreads in the air.

10 May, 2021 | 01:11h | UTC

CDC website now emphasizes coronavirus spreads in the air – CNN

 

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Here’s what’s known about the coronavirus variants.

10 May, 2021 | 01:12h | UTC

Here’s what’s known about the coronavirus variants – CNN

 

Editorial: India’s COVID-19 emergency.

10 May, 2021 | 01:09h | UTC

India’s COVID-19 emergency – The Lancet

Related: Editorial: ovid-19: India’s crisis is everyone’s crisis – The BMJ AND India’s worsening Covid crisis could spiral into a problem for the world – CNBC AND Is India’s coronavirus death ‘paradox’ vanishing? – Science

 

Perspective | Flu Has Disappeared Worldwide during the COVID Pandemic: “The public health measures that slow the spread of the novel coronavirus work really well on influenza”.

10 May, 2021 | 01:08h | UTC

Flu Has Disappeared Worldwide during the COVID Pandemic – Scientific American

 

Drugs tested in low- and middle-income countries are often not available for use in these countries even after a few years.

10 May, 2021 | 00:54h | UTC

Evaluation of Drug Trials in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries and Local Commercial Availability of Newly Approved Drugs – JAMA Network Open

 

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